Yeah, it gets muddled in the middle. I have heard some goods things from FIU, believe it or not. There are some Stetson grads who head up some large Florida Law firms, but for the price an FIU grad may find themselves with an equal earning power to stetson grads over the long haul. In my opinion, when sorting out schools that are ranked poorly, I would go with state institutions over private. There is just something more legit about a public state university.

Both are very regional schools, but Stetson seems to be accorded more respect and grads get better jobs in its region (Tampa/St. Pete) than FIU does in its region (S. FL). Regardless of cost, in terms of jobs/prestige, Stetson is the clear winner.

ChrisC wrote:I've never even really seen a St Thomas, Florida Coastal, etc. grad in a firm, so unless you want to go solo, don't go.

Martindale Hubbell reveals many St. Thomas grads employed by law firms as partners as well as associates. In addition, STU grads are judges and also serve in other public service and corporate positions. It's largely a regional school though, and the price tag is high.

ChrisC wrote:I've never even really seen a St Thomas, Florida Coastal, etc. grad in a firm, so unless you want to go solo, don't go.

Martindale Hubbell reveals many St. Thomas grads employed by law firms as partners as well as associates. In addition, STU grads are judges and also serve in other public service and corporate positions. It's largely a regional school though, and the price tag is high.

ChrisC wrote:I've never even really seen a St Thomas, Florida Coastal, etc. grad in a firm, so unless you want to go solo, don't go.

Martindale Hubbell reveals many St. Thomas grads employed by law firms as partners as well as associates. In addition, STU grads are judges and also serve in other public service and corporate positions. It's largely a regional school though, and the price tag is high.

ChrisC wrote:I've never even really seen a St Thomas, Florida Coastal, etc. grad in a firm, so unless you want to go solo, don't go.

Martindale Hubbell reveals many St. Thomas grads employed by law firms as partners as well as associates. In addition, STU grads are judges and also serve in other public service and corporate positions. It's largely a regional school though, and the price tag is high.

ChrisC wrote:I've never even really seen a St Thomas, Florida Coastal, etc. grad in a firm, so unless you want to go solo, don't go.

Martindale Hubbell reveals many St. Thomas grads employed by law firms as partners as well as associates. In addition, STU grads are judges and also serve in other public service and corporate positions. It's largely a regional school though, and the price tag is high.

Holy shit are you some saying that people coming out of a law school get jobs? Imagine that...

Sarcastic remarks tend to flop when you fail to proofread. If you plan to apply to law school, make sure you double check your applications. If you're already in law school, take time to proofread your work.

Anyway, amazing, right? Just because ChrisC isn't aware of any of grads who got jobs doesn't mean it doesn't happen. There are plenty of successful people from St. Thomas. Martindale Hubbell is a good resource for finding out where grads land instead of relying on schools' deceiving self reports.

The problem with scholarhships is that you normally need at least a 3.0 -3.25 to keep them. Getting this in law school is MUCH tougher than it would have been in college.Moreover, once you attend a florida state university, you can get in-state tuition during the second and third years with proper planning.

Frankly, I would take these schools in this order: UF>Florida State> Miami or Stetson> FIU ( although if money is a significant problem for you,I might recommend FIU over Miami and Stetson. > All others